Yvonne Coursey

Biology

Yvonne Coursey

Dr. Coursey's research interests include invertebrate biology and immunology. All invertebrates possess blood cells that function in an immunological manner based on a self versus non-self reaction. The mechanisms of a variety of these blood cells are not fully understood, nor are their non-cellular based protein mechanisms. In addition, how their immune systems formed through the animals develop is not fully known. In many species, the tissue origin of blood cell development is still undocumented.